Cameroon vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

Cameroon
7.3%
in 2015
Madagascar
7.6%
in 2018
Cameroon rank
42nd
Madagascar rank
40th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 7.6% against 7.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 42nd and Madagascar ranks 40th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 8.5% 6.8% 1.7% Cameroon
1990s 14.0% 14.1% 0.1% Madagascar
2000s 20.9% 12.5% 8.4% Cameroon
2010s 8.3% 12.0% 3.7% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, Cameroon or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 7.6% against 7.3% in Cameroon as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Cameroon and Madagascar?
0.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Cameroon ranks 42nd and Madagascar ranks 40th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.